Media Stats: compare key data on Norway & South Korea

Definitions

Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Televisions: The total number of televisions
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Active military personnel: Active military.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
Films produced per million: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
Mobile phones: Mobile cellular per 100 population (2002).
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Arabsat -
Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

“per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.

“sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.

“sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.

“sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005: Percentage of single records sold physically, i.e. in CDs, cassettes, DVDs, etc.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Cinemas per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Cinemas > Seats per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions: Percentage of Government (public) television institutions.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
Internet > Broadband access: DSL lines, cable modems etc. total in major countries (Top 30)
Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Radio > Total number of channels: Total number of radio channels.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access: For the OECD member countries and China, total communication access paths are the total of fixed lines (standard analogue access lines and ISDN lines) plus the number of DSL, cable modem subscribers and mobile telephone subscribers. For Brazil, India, Russian Federation and South Africa, total communication access paths are the sum of main telephone lines in operation, ISDN lines, DSL and cable modem subscribers and cellular mobile telephone subscribers.
Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telecommunications > Country calling code:
The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people: Total number of combined radio and television institutions. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of radio channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Television > Percentage of private television institutions: Percentage of private television institutions.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions: Number of private television institutions to government television institutions. For instance, for every one government television institution Turkey has 528 that are private.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch: Official launch date of digital terrestrial television in different countries.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year

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STAT	Norway	South Korea
Broadcast media	-	multiple national TV networks with 2 of the 3 largest networks publicly operated; the largest privately owned network, Seoul Broadcasting Service (SBS), has ties with other commercial TV networks; cable and satellite TV subscription services available; publicly operated radio broadcast networks and many privately owned radio broadcasting networks, each with multiple affiliates, and independent local stations
Households with television	99.97% Ranked 1st. 2% more than South Korea	98.01% Ranked 8th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	364.54 Ranked 8th.	365.01 Ranked 6th. About the same as Norway
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	95 Ranked 2nd. 13% more than South Korea	84.1 Ranked 20th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	946.9 Ranked 2nd. 13% more than South Korea	839.37 Ranked 20th.
Internet > Users per 1000	806.94 Ranked 4th. 10% more than South Korea	732.33 Ranked 8th.
Internet users	4.43 million Ranked 23th.	39.4 million Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Norway
Personal computers > Per capita	572.74 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 5% more than South Korea	544.92 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th.
Personal computers per 1000	572.75 Ranked 14th. 5% more than South Korea	545.41 Ranked 15th.
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>NRK - public broadcaster, operates three national stations and local services</p> </p>P4 - national, commercial</p> </p>Radio Norge - national, commercial, music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17745325">Full Article</a>	<p>Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) - public, operates six networks</p> </p>KBS World Radio - external broadcaster, operated by KBS</p> </p>Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation - public, operates MBC Radio and music-based MBC FM</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15291415">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	115.55 Ranked 71st. 5% more than South Korea	110.36 Ranked 83th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	1,121.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 26% more than South Korea	886.94 per 1,000 people Ranked 52nd.
Television > List of TV stations	<p>NRK - public broadcaster, operates NRK-1, NRK-2, NRK-3 and NRK Super</p> </p>TV2 - national, commercial; NRK's main competitor</p> </p>TV3 Norge - commercial, via satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17745325">Full Article</a>	<p>Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) - public, operates two networks; web pages in English</p> </p>Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) - public</p> </p>Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15291415">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	460.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 33% more than South Korea	346 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.
Televisions per 1000	444.7 Ranked 32nd. 34% more than South Korea	332.23 Ranked 50th.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 5, FM at least 650, shortwave 1	AM 61, FM 150, shortwave 2
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,488.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 16% more than South Korea	1,285.61 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st.
Internet > Users > Per capita	821.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 13% more than South Korea	725.66 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	292.02 Ranked 57th.	601.94 Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Norway
Televisions	2.03 million Ranked 61st.	15.9 million Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Norway
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	429.57 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st.	487.41 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 13% more than Norway
Internet > Internet users	4.47 million Ranked 65th.	41.09 million Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Norway
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	43,019 Mbps Ranked 16th.	49,766 Mbps Ranked 5th. 16% more than Norway
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	9,368.35 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 7th. 9 times more than South Korea	1,030.48 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 15th.
Personal computers	2.63 million Ranked 34th.	26.2 million Ranked 7th. 10 times more than Norway
Television broadcast stations	360 Ranked 5th. 8 times more than South Korea	43 Ranked 3rd.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	1.2 billion min. Ranked 18th.	3.87 billion min. Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Norway
Radios per 1000	882.83 Ranked 24th.	992.5 Ranked 10th. 12% more than Norway
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,105.05 Ranked 53th. 13% more than South Korea	974.83 Ranked 72nd.
Internet > Percent using internet	95% Ranked 2nd. 13% more than South Korea	84.1% Ranked 19th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	5.7 million Ranked 96th.	52.51 million Ranked 26th. 9 times more than Norway
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.915 per capita Ranked 19th.	1.03 per capita Ranked 10th. 13% more than Norway
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	393.48 Ranked 32nd. About the same as South Korea	392.2 Ranked 33th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	460.49 Ranked 18th.	493.27 Ranked 14th. 7% more than Norway
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>VG - large-circulation national daily</p> </p>The Norway Post - English-language</p> </p>Aftenposten - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17745325">Full Article</a>	<p>Chosun Ilbo - English-language pages</p> </p>Dong-a Ilbo - English-language pages</p> </p>Korea Times - English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15291415">Full Article</a>
Films produced	22 Ranked 30th.	82 Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Norway
Cinema attendance	11.35 million Ranked 36th.	54.72 million Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Norway
Telephone system > General assessment	modern in all respects; one of the most advanced telecommunications networks in Europe	excellent domestic and international services featuring rapid incorporation of new technologies
Cinema attendance per capita	2.49 Ranked 15th. 2 times more than South Korea	1.14 Ranked 30th.
Television receivers per 1000	460.82 Ranked 27th. 33% more than South Korea	346 Ranked 43th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	35 Ranked 34th.	216 Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Norway
Internet > IP addresses per capita	3,241.65 Ranked 4th. 41% more than South Korea	2,297.13 Ranked 11th.
Internet > Users	3.8 million Ranked 43th.	35.59 million Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Norway
Internet > Internet penetration	95% Ranked 3rd. 13% more than South Korea	84.1% Ranked 21st.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	1,028.37 Ranked 13th. 29% more than South Korea	796.51 Ranked 39th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,142.05 Ranked 78th. 6% more than South Korea	1,072.4 Ranked 93th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	1.47 million Ranked 65th.	30.1 million Ranked 11th. 21 times more than Norway
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	5.73 million Ranked 102nd.	53.62 million Ranked 25th. 9 times more than Norway
Internet > Internet Service Providers	13 Ranked 77th. 18% more than South Korea	11 Ranked 84th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	1.83 million Ranked 43th.	18.25 million Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Norway
Cinemas > Per capita	0.136 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than South Korea	0.013 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st.
Telephones > Main lines in use	1.53 million Ranked 66th.	29.47 million Ranked 11th. 19 times more than Norway
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	27.95 Ranked 60th.	61.42 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Norway
Active military personnel	24,025 Ranked 67th.	687,000 Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Norway
Radio receivers per 1000	914.84 Ranked 19th.	1,033.64 Ranked 9th. 13% more than Norway
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	1,028.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 30% more than South Korea	793.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 41st.
Internet > Hosts per 1000	628.12 Ranked 7th. 92 times more than South Korea	6.82 Ranked 91st.
Number of PCs per million	572.75 Ranked 13th. 5% more than South Korea	545.41 Ranked 14th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	5.83 million Ranked 100th.	53.62 million Ranked 26th. 9 times more than Norway
Radio receivers	4.03 million Ranked 63th.	47.5 million Ranked 11th. 12 times more than Norway
Television receivers	2.03 million Ranked 60th.	15.9 million Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	242 Ranked 17th.	1,605 Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Norway
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	82.57 per 1 million people Ranked 1st. 93 times more than South Korea	0.89 per 1 million people Ranked 10th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.31$ Ranked 116th.	0.76$ Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Norway
Mobile phone subscribers	4.75 million Ranked 55th.	38.34 million Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Norway
Telephone system > International	country code - 47; 2 buried coaxial cable systems; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - NA Eutelsat, NA Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)(Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden)	country code - 82; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 66
Internet > ISP	13 Ranked 57th. 18% more than South Korea	11 Ranked 62nd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	214.43 Ranked 9th.	253.25 Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Norway
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	1.47 million Ranked 65th.	30.1 million Ranked 11th. 21 times more than Norway
Radios	4.03 million Ranked 64th.	47.5 million Ranked 11th. 12 times more than Norway
Films produced per million	4.82 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than South Korea	1.71 Ranked 24th.
Internet > Hosts	3 million Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than South Korea	333,823 Ranked 51st.
Cinemas > Annual attendance	11.4 million Ranked 24th.	54.7 million Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Norway
Mobile phones	84.33 per 100 people Ranked 10th. 24% more than South Korea	67.95 per 100 people Ranked 22nd.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	2.55 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than South Korea	1.17 Ranked 25th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	9,368.43 Mbps Ranked 7th. 9 times more than South Korea	1,033.82 Mbps Ranked 15th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	2.38 million Ranked 24th.	17.5 million Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Norway
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	74 Ranked 24th.	139 Ranked 13th. 88% more than Norway
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	22.86% Ranked 31st. 11 times more than South Korea	2.04% Ranked 24th.
Internet > Top level domain	.no	.kr
Television > Total number of channels	3 Ranked 21st.	24 Ranked 19th. 8 times more than Norway
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.051$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 48th.	0.069$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 27th. 35% more than Norway
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	7.07 Ranked 12th. 63% more than South Korea	4.34 Ranked 23th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	143 Ranked 20th.	359 Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Norway
Television > Total number of channels per million people	0.644 Ranked 15th. 29% more than South Korea	0.499 Ranked 39th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	517.87 Ranked 4th. 35% more than South Korea	384.4 Ranked 11th.
Telephone system > Domestic	Norway has a domestic satellite system; the prevalence of rural areas encourages the wide use of mobile-cellular systems	fixed-line and mobile-cellular services widely available with a combined telephone subscribership of roughly 170 per 100 persons; rapid assimilation of a full range of telecommunications technologies leading to a boom in e-commerce
Internet country code	.no	.kr
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	168.9 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 15th. 3 times more than South Korea	63.19 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 27th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000	$0.56 Million US dollars Ranked 17th.	$1.98 Million US dollars Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Norway
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	260.33 min. Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Korea	80.84 min. Ranked 44th.
Telephone mainlines	2.13 million Ranked 46th.	23.75 million Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Norway
Cinemas	605 Ranked 11th. 3% more than South Korea	588 Ranked 12th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	1.12 per 1,000 people Ranked 11th. 67% more than South Korea	0.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	214.43 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th.	252.43 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Norway
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	29.76$/month Ranked 60th.	32.62$/month Ranked 52nd. 10% more than Norway
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	260.33 min. per capita Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Korea	80.86 min. per capita Ranked 44th.
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	77.14% Ranked 27th.	97.96% Ranked 14th. 27% more than Norway
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	3,568.52$ per capita Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Korea	1,213.77$ per capita Ranked 22nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	69 Ranked 23th.	1,384 Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	2,130 Ranked 12th.	4,164 Ranked 11th. 95% more than Norway
Internet > Broadband subscribers	991,352 Ranked 28th.	12.19 million Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Norway
Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005	0.3-0.47	0.02-0.45
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	2.85 Ranked 71st. 12 times more than South Korea	0.23 Ranked 163th.
Cinemas per million	135.59 Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than South Korea	12.61 Ranked 31st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	556 Ranked 19th.	3,513 Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Norway
Cinemas > Seats per 1000	19.95 Ranked 5th. 5 times more than South Korea	4.18 Ranked 27th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	82 Ranked 23th.	116 Ranked 11th. 41% more than Norway
Internet > IP addresses	15.26 million Ranked 25th.	112.24 million Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Norway
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions	4.88% Ranked 47th.	5.61% Ranked 44th. 15% more than Norway
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	20659000000	6202700000000
Number of PCs	2,630 Ranked 35th.	26,201 Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Norway
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	292.02 Ranked 62nd.	601.94 Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	4,985 Ranked 16th.	30,487 Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Norway
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	3.98 million Ranked 42nd.	51.81 million Ranked 8th. 13 times more than Norway
Internet > Broadband access	884,000 Ranked 28th.	11.99 million Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Norway
Television broadcast stations per million	82.58 Ranked 1st. 92 times more than South Korea	0.893 Ranked 8th.
Radio > Total number of channels	270 Ranked 7th. 5 times more than South Korea	51 Ranked 21st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	1,117.23 Ranked 12th. 67% more than South Korea	669.68 Ranked 22nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	315 Ranked 13th.	6,543 Ranked 3rd. 21 times more than Norway
Cinemas > Seats	89,000 Ranked 12th.	195,000 Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Norway
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	70 Ranked 30th.	4,708 Ranked 2nd. 67 times more than Norway
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access	170.61 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 15th. 10% more than South Korea	154.98 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 22nd.
Internet > TLD	.no	.kr
Internet > Livejournal users	2,162 Ranked 19th. 4 times more than South Korea	607 Ranked 39th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	1,811 Ranked 18th. 69% more than South Korea	1,070 Ranked 27th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	2.56 per capita Ranked 11th. 2 times more than South Korea	1.17 per capita Ranked 26th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	47	82
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,488.86 Ranked 13th. 15% more than South Korea	1,289.78 Ranked 28th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	84.6% Ranked 8th.	106% Ranked 4th. 25% more than Norway
E-Government rating	47.7 Ranked 40th.	64 Ranked 2nd. 34% more than Norway
Population covered by mobile telephony	97% Ranked 41st.	99% Ranked 43th. 2% more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	477.58 per 1 million people Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than South Korea	91.47 per 1 million people Ranked 29th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	32.05 Ranked 17th. 4 times more than South Korea	7.89 Ranked 41st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	18.26 Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than South Korea	2.47 Ranked 39th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	389.99 per 1 million people Ranked 24th. 18 times more than South Korea	22.1 per 1 million people Ranked 76th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people	0.216 Number Ranked 29th.	1.47 Number Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Norway
Radio > Total number of channels per million people	58.4 Ranked 4th. 55 times more than South Korea	1.06 Ranked 41st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	1.93 million Ranked 57th.	29.47 million Ranked 11th. 15 times more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	477.37 Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than South Korea	91.47 Ranked 27th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	413 Ranked 13th.	716 Ranked 19th. 73% more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	36.32 per 1 million people Ranked 13th. 5 times more than South Korea	6.66 per 1 million people Ranked 43th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	15.59 per 1 million people Ranked 25th.	100.15 per 1 million people Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Norway
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	15.59 Ranked 25th.	100.15 Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Norway
Internet > Livejournal users per million	470.83 Ranked 33th. 37 times more than South Korea	12.64 Ranked 125th.
Website defacements per million	3.1 Ranked 52nd.	6.08 Ranked 26th. 96% more than Norway
Internet > Linux web servers	89 Ranked 19th. 89% more than South Korea	47 Ranked 27th.
Website defacements	14 Ranked 59th.	288 Ranked 7th. 21 times more than Norway
1995 Shanghai International Film Festival > In competition > Director	Bent Hamer	Kum Whan Jo
Internet > Linux web servers per million	19.72 Ranked 18th. 20 times more than South Korea	0.992 Ranked 67th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	51350000000	38809000000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	182.43 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than South Korea	70.31 Ranked 35th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	16.12 Ranked 10th. 6 times more than South Korea	2.89 Ranked 60th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.4 Ranked 24th.	2.6 Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Norway
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people	41.28 Ranked 26th.	60.89 Ranked 14th. 48% more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	162 Ranked 20th.	303 Ranked 21st. 87% more than Norway
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	29.95% Ranked 42nd. 39% more than South Korea	21.59% Ranked 63th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	32.17% Ranked 45th. 14% more than South Korea	28.18% Ranked 50th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	27.55% Ranked 65th.	37.49% Ranked 39th. 36% more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	814 Ranked 18th.	3,201 Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Norway
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	18.26 per 1 million people Ranked 1st. 7 times more than South Korea	2.47 per 1 million people Ranked 38th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.144 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 48th.	0.283 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 8th. 97% more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	32.06 per 1 million people Ranked 16th. 4 times more than South Korea	7.89 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd.
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	NTSC M
Internet > ISP per million	2.89 Ranked 49th. 12 times more than South Korea	0.234 Ranked 111th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	14 per 100 mainlines Ranked 93th. 14 times more than South Korea	1 per 100 mainlines Ranked 74th.
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita	19.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 5 times more than South Korea	4.18 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	20.19$/month Ranked 22nd. 42% more than South Korea	14.18$/month Ranked 55th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	37.89$/month Ranked 4th. 5 times more than South Korea	8.31$/month Ranked 88th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	31.6 Ranked 12th. 2 times more than South Korea	14.89 Ranked 23th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment	$2,687.90 Million US dollars Ranked 24th.	$97,370.58 Million US dollars Ranked 4th. 36 times more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	54.24 Ranked 9th. 54% more than South Korea	35.26 Ranked 22nd.
Television standard > UHF	PAL G	NTSC M
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.26% GDP Ranked 78th.	4.81% GDP Ranked 25th. 48% more than Norway
Telephone subscribers per employee	444.97 Ranked 43th.	566.93 Ranked 28th. 27% more than Norway
Telephone subscribers	6.88 million Ranked 50th.	62.09 million Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Norway
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,488.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 16% more than South Korea	1,285.61 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.068$ per 1 million people Ranked 87th. 4 times more than South Korea	0.016$ per 1 million people Ranked 93th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	1.63$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 124th. 46% more than South Korea	1.12$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 100th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	48.01% Ranked 19th. 3 times more than South Korea	16.23% Ranked 40th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	3.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 52% more than South Korea	2.17 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	460.49 per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.	491.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th. 7% more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	15.46 Ranked 18th.	30.4 Ranked 15th. 97% more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	124.61 Ranked 15th. 61% more than South Korea	77.17 Ranked 21st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	92.56 Ranked 13th. 6 times more than South Korea	15.73 Ranked 33th.
Music sales > Singles > Millions	0.07 Ranked 20th.	0.1 Ranked 14th. 43% more than Norway
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,161.01 Ranked 71st. 8% more than South Korea	1,072.4 Ranked 91st.
Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off	End of 2009	Planned 2011
Royalties and fees	$29.30 Ranked 15th. Twice as much as South Korea	$14.70 Ranked 18th.
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	Autumn 2007	2001
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	36.88 Ranked 8th.	37.56 Ranked 7th. 2% more than Norway
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	1,878.91 Ranked 10th.	2,751.56 Ranked 4th. 46% more than Norway
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	388.57 Ranked 23th. 18 times more than South Korea	22.12 Ranked 74th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	151 Ranked 34th.	2,310 Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Norway
Television > Percentage of private television institutions	95.12% Ranked 22nd. 1% more than South Korea	94.39% Ranked 24th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions	1 Number Ranked 34th.	71 Number Ranked 5th. 71 times more than Norway
Internet > ISP > Per capita	2.9 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd. 12 times more than South Korea	0.234 per 1 million people Ranked 106th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	124.66 per 1 million people Ranked 14th. 62% more than South Korea	77.17 per 1 million people Ranked 21st.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	92.6 per 1 million people Ranked 12th. 6 times more than South Korea	15.73 per 1 million people Ranked 34th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	31.61 per 1 million people Ranked 12th. 2 times more than South Korea	14.89 per 1 million people Ranked 23th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	36.31 Ranked 15th. 5 times more than South Korea	6.66 Ranked 42nd.
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions	19.5 Ranked 18th. 16% more than South Korea	16.82 Ranked 20th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+47	+82
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	843.48 Ranked 8th.	1,058.33 Ranked 4th. 25% more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	141 Ranked 15th.	678 Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Norway
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	32.88 Ranked 31st.	48.09 Ranked 19th. 46% more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	182.51 per 1 million people Ranked 14th. 3 times more than South Korea	70.31 per 1 million people Ranked 36th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	644.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 93 times more than South Korea	6.9 per 1,000 people Ranked 105th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	15.47 per 1 million people Ranked 17th.	30.4 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 97% more than Norway
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	2007-09	2001
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	29.55 Ranked 58th.	61.95 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Norway
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	54.26 per 1 million people Ranked 8th. 54% more than South Korea	35.26 per 1 million people Ranked 22nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	70.6 Ranked 12th.	143.72 Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Norway
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP	7.09e-07% Ranked 24th.	1.17e-05% Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Norway

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